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It seems now we even disagree about agreeing to disagree. Things are totally out of control. Don’t you agree? So as a person with a microphone (when I remember to turn it on), don’t I have a solemn responsibility to try to provide some clarity and maybe even some answers? Of course I do. But that doesn’t mean I’m going to do it. Instead I presented a couple hours of people arguing and contradicting each other and never finding common ground. You want cumbaya? Watch Dr. Phil. You want some great singers singing some great songs? Check this out:

SONG / Artist / CD Or Album Title

EVERYBODY HAS THE RIGHT TO BE WRONG / Frank Sinatra / “My Kind Of Broadway”

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Saturday was Earth Day. I forgot to send the earth a card, but I did do a very responsible thing. I recycled a musical theme I’ve used before “Songs with the same word in the title.” Last night the word was World and sometimes Earth. All in all, I spent a couple of productive hours trying to save the planet from boring music.

IT’S A SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL / Nikki Yanofsky / “Everybody Wants To Be A Cat”

SMALL WORLD / Nancy Wilson / “Live In Las Vegas”

EVER SINCE THE WORLD ENDED / Mose Allison / “The Mose Chronicles”

I DON’T WANT TO SET THE WORLD ON FIRE / Jill Seifers / “New York Jazz Vocals”

IF I RULED THE WORLD / Bobby Darin / “Rare Capitol Masters”

EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD / Sue Ellen / “Sunday Hangover”

THIS FUNNY WORLD / Ian Shaw / “Taking It To Hart”

ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD / Sarah Lancman / “Inspiring Love”

I SHALL BE RELEASED / Janet Planet / “Sings The Bob Dylan Songbook”

WHEN THE WORLD WAS YOUNG / Bob Dylan / “Triplicate”

WHOLLY EARTH / Virginia Schenck / “Aminata Moseka”

AS TIME GOES BY / Dexter Gordon / “Jazz Standards 101”

SACK FULL OF DREAMS / Mark Murphy / “September Ballads”

WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE / Stacey Kent / “Candid Moments”

PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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You can fool some of the people some of the time – and why, for heaven’s sake, isn’t that enough? So much for my philosophy of life. My philosophy of music is evident in the playlist below. Okay, maybe I played more “fool” songs than April Fools jokes, but why fool around when it comes to great singers and songs?

Anyone need a respite from the hustle and hurry of our crazy quotidian life?That’s what I offered this week, a glimpse of life in the slow lane with advice and some super-slow ballads from some all-time favorite singers.

I started the show with an hour of songs about debates, candidates, and politics. What was I thinking? So half-way through, realizing people want to get away from the cacophony and chaos, I played an hour of music to steer attention away and calm the soul from all the madness.